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THE ELM. 



and as such is the most ornamental tree of the genus. It 

 is called the Kidbrook Elm. 



The Cornish Elm cannot be considered a picturesque tree, 

 It is of a rigid growth; the foliage is meagre, and rarely 

 hangs in graceful clusters. The timber, however, is con- 

 sidered very good. 



Ulmiis montana, Wych Elm, is well distinguished from 

 the preceding by its numerous spreading branches, which 

 frequently droop so as to conceal the main trunk ; its 

 flowers are in looser tufts than those of the Common Elm ; 

 and the seed-vessel differs materially in being only slightly 



notched, instead of cleft to the centre ; the leaves are 

 much larger, sharp -pointed, and nearly equal at the base. 

 Ulmus suberosa, Cork-barked Elm, is in habit between 

 the Common and Wych Elms, being more spreading 

 than the former, but not so much so as the latter. The 

 leaves are very large ; but the best distinctive characters 

 are afforded by the branches, which, when one year old, 

 are very hairy, and in the second year are thickly coated 

 with a cracked, corky excrescence, from which the tree 

 derives its name. A foreign species, called Dutch Elm ? 

 has also corky branches, but the young twigs are always 

 smooth. 



